Books with author Shannon Cannon

Mama doesn't like boys, but Jack's not like most boys. Born a girl during the Civil War, Jack has been passing as a boy in the slums of Five Points, Manhattan, since running away from an orphans' home at age eight. He makes his living at petty thievery, surviving pocket watch-to-pocket watch until he discovers a talent for gambling. Lucy is a bright girl trapped in a dreary life with her widowed mother. When she meets Jack on the street, her days are happier than they have ever been. But her heart is broken when mother takes her far from New York, perhaps never to see Jack again. Her new home in a rowdy Arizona mining town is as dismal as ever, but she finds a glimmer of hope in dreams of a career on stage. Now, to find their way to the life they promised each other, Jack and Lucy will have to dodge dangers and take risks they never dreamed of as childhood sweethearts.

Kidneys are one of the unsung heroes of the body. Some of their jobs may not be pretty, but they are absolutely essential to the healthy functioning of our bodies. From processing waste to producing hormones that keep body systems well-regulated, the kidneys are always busy. This introductory volume explains it all through kid-friendly text and cool diagrams that will invite even reluctant readers to take a look.

(ages 13 - 17) The picturesque Raven's mountain lodge has been in Ronnie's family for generations, allowing Ronnie and her sister to grow up surrounded by nature. But with fewer and fewer tourists coming to the lodge each summer, their father is forced to look for investors, and is killed in an accident on a business trip. The situation leaves Ronnie's mother with no choice but to sell the lodge to Louis Moss – a man Ronnie blames when her idyllic life is turned upside down.Uprooted from their home in the mountains, the family struggles to get by in a dingy apartment, where Ronnie's fragile mother quickly succumbs to depression and alcoholism. The one bright spot in Ronnie's life is Lee, an outsider like herself. Ronnie offers Lee safe haven at her family's former lodge, but a chance meeting with Louis Moss at the Raven's ends in disaster. The lodge burns to the ground, with Moss inside. Ronnie is the police's only suspect, and as the dramatic court case unfolds, some portray her as a monster who killed a generous man, while others see her as a minor whose rights were violated by detectives.This riveting novel, set in 1969, was selected for the Quill & Quire "Best Books of the Year" list.

You dont need to be a neuroscientist to know that this book is a must-have. Our body systems are pretty amazing, but nothing quite tops the brain. The brain runs the show, and sets us apart from all other creatures. Readers will be entranced to learn how the brain makes the bodys different systems work together smoothly. Diagrams, photographs, and straightforward text tell the tale in an accessible and memorable mode.

Kidneys are one of the unsung heroes of the body. Some of their jobs may not be pretty, but they are absolutely essential to the healthy functioning of our bodies. From processing waste to producing hormones that keep body systems well-regulated, the kidneys are always busy. This introductory volume explains it all through kid-friendly text and cool diagrams that will invite even reluctant readers to take a look.